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pinball lockdown bar on CP
MoonDog:
I'm going to be building my first CP. I don't have any immediate plans for a cabinet because I'm lacking a good place to put it and an extra computer with enough horsepower. I tend to get excited about projects like this so who knows, I may start looking into cabinets sooner than later.
Anyway, when it comes to dropping quarters in an arcade, pinball has become the only game for me. Of course I'll be putting some flipper buttons on the sides of my panel. What I thought would be really cool is to mount a glass lockdown bar to the top front of the panel so it would have the same feel as a real machine. I know that there is really no replacement for a real machine, but that is well out of my budget. Has anyone ever seen this done? Any suggestions or issues with this idea?
MoonDog:
is this just a silly idea? no need to sugar coat a comment either.
Trimoor:
it sounds like a nice idea. If it feels good, do it.
It should be pretty easy to attatch (unless you plan on removing it as easily as a real pinball)
Here's another idea for you: wire relays to the flipper buttons, then wire knocker solinoids to it, so when you press a button it gives you that realistic pinball flipper sound. (and feel)
MoonDog:
Ooooh. I like the idea of adding solenoids. When I was a kid I re-wired one of the flipper solenoids from our machine ('73 Gulfstream). Since I didn't know where to get a replacement I unwound the coils counting the turns and then replaced with new wire. What a pain in the butt.
Yeah, no need to make it removeable since there won't actually holding in any glass.
RayB:
I think that if properly done, it could be very cool. In fact, you could also bolt on some pinball legs onto the front of your cab. Pinball legs are usually L shaped, right? So they could secure right onto the front corners of your cab, (purely for looks).
~Ray
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